Mel’s Diner

Mel's Diner is one of the only restaurant options on the south side of Muskogee. It's charming, country, cute inside. They do a half diner/half pizza parlor kind of vibe that is very cute. Tonight was my first time trying it, and I regret not going sooner. They offered a super affordable steak dinner Valentine's special that was a great idea. My salad was little and very simple, but the ranch is definitely homemade and delicious. My steak was perfect, so that alone was worth the price and experience, but with a few little details added, Mel's could be easily a 5 star spot. I think if they offered a "loaded" baked potato with sour cream, chives, cheese, that would make it just a touch more decadent. Don't serve cake directly from the cooler, so it's not dried out. Just little things like that would definitely add to the experience. Lately, they post often about hiring too, and it was evident they could use some help. It was busy causing the limited servers to run around and forget things. But our server was super nice. I will definitely be back to give the pizza a try soon, and the breakfast menu looks awesome also! I'm still always so grateful to small businesses like Mel's for keeping Muskogee fed!

ServerNo clue her nameAmbiance It's an American dinerFoodIt's diner food made wrong after waiting waaaay too long. When the food was fixed. It was as expected. OverallThus place is terrible. We waited over an hour to get our very small and simple order, only for it to arrive wrong.Absolutely terrible. What made it worse. No apology for the long wait. Nothing. To be fair, the unnamed server did apologize for the order being wrong. The least of the problems. The place was busy, but not over whelmingly. Did not even provide napkins.

Mel's in Muskogee is an absolute delight!We recently retired to Tahlequah, Oklahoma and happened to be in Muskogee today. We found Mel's!!!My wife and I have traveled extensively around the country and our "hobby" is sampling diners in different places. Mel's is hands down in the top five honor roll! Such an unexpected delight!Great food, great menu, great staff and service, great prices, and great coffee!!!We live 20 miles away, but Mel's will definitely be our "go to" place from now on!!!Highly recommended!!!